Manufacturers using steel or aluminum should contact the White House and ask that President Trump expand the steel and aluminum tariff list to also place a 25 percent tariff on the imported products you make from those metals. The President has recognized that placing a tariff only on the raw materials and not on the derivative products, has led to more imports of goods containing steel and aluminum.

The new tariffs start taking effect March 12 at 12:01AM and NOW is the time to contact President Trump to ensure that the downstream steel and aluminum products that you make are not being imported into the U.S. from unfairly lower priced foreign competition. Contact both the White House and your members of Congress to tell President Trump to add your steel and aluminum downstream products to the list of derivatives covered under the 25 percent Section 232 tariffs.

Be sure to include any and all downstream products that you think should be added to the list. The initial current lists of covered steel and aluminum derivatives can be found at the end of the following Federal Register notices (The steel and aluminum in the products on the list are subject to the 25 percent tariff rate starting March 12):

Aluminum: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/18/2025-02832/adjusting-imports-of-aluminum-into-the-united-states

Steel: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/18/2025-02833/adjusting-imports-of-steel-into-the-united-states

Make your voice heard and ensure your products are added to those lists!